Iran Daily


Leader: Armed Forces must boost preparedness to deter enemy�s aggression
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the country�s Armed Forces must boost their preparedness to deter any enemy aggression.

Iran, France announce environmental agreements
Iran and France have agreed to carry out joint projects toward the enhancement of environmental issues in both countries.

Iran, Russia ink $1b oil rig deal
An Iranian company signed a deal worth $1 billion with Russian Krasnye Barrikady and to build five offshore drilling rigs for oil and gas exploration in the Persian Gulf.

Iraq requests new Saudi envoy after assassination remarks
Iraq�s Foreign Ministry requested that the Saudi ambassador in Baghdad be replaced after he claimed that Shia militias are plotting to assassinate him.

40 dead as Turkish shelling, raids hit Syria
Turkish shelling and airstrikes killed at least 40 Syrians on Sunday, a monitor said, in the first significant civilian casualties in Turkey�s intensifying campaign in northern Syria.

�New dynamism era� in Iran-Venezuela ties
Venezuela and Iran agreed to increase economic cooperation, signing agreements between the two countries� central banks and announcing a new dynamic era in bilateral relations.

Ohadi: Iran to do utmost to restore Mina crush victims� rights
Head of Iran�s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said the country will spare no effort to restore the rights of the victims of a deadly crush during last year�s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.

Leader: Armed Forces must boost preparedness to deter enemy�s aggression
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the country�s Armed Forces must boost their preparedness to deter any enemy aggression.

Rouhani urges stronger economic ties with Australia, Pakistan, Belarus
President Hassan Rouhani described the post-nuclear deal era as a new opportunity for expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Canberra, stressing that both countries should grasp the opportunity in line with the two nations� interests and common goals.


Tehran Times


Armed forces� capabilities should be increased: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Iranian armed forces should boost capabilities to the extent that nobody can even think of an invasion on Iran.

Iran thwarts hacking attempt, starts operating national information network
The head of the Information Technology Organization of Iran revealed on Sunday Iran had thwarted a hacking attempt which he described as �heavy� just two weeks before the National Information Network went online.

Iran�s 5-month gas condensate exports up 76% yr/yr
Iran�s Pars Especial Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) exported $3.598 billion of gas condensate in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21), showing a 76-percent growth compared to the same time last year,� according to Ahmad Pour-Heydar, the director general of the customs department of the PSEEZ.

Tehran, Caracas sign banking MoU
Iranian and Venezuelan central banks penned an MoU on boosting cooperation on Sunday morning in Caracas, IRNA reported.

Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to replace Saudi ambassador: Iraqi state TV
Iraq�s foreign ministry has asked the House of Saud regime to replace its ambassador in Baghdad, Thamer al-Sabhan, Iraqi state TV said on Sunday.

Female leopard �Hircan� back to the wild
Hircan, a female leopard who had spent two years in captivity, was released in Golestan National Park on August 23, IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Iranian, world musicians to team up for performances in Germany
Musicians from Iran and other countries will team up to perform during the 12th Morgenland Festival Osnabruck, Germany from September 2 to 11, the organizers have announced.

Tehran calls for boosting economic ties with Pakistan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran and Pakistan should deepen economic relations.

Tehran confirms arrest of �spy� in nuclear negotiation team
Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei confirmed on Saturday the arrest of what a parliamentarian had called a �spy� in the Iranian nuclear team.

Iran joins countries producing stable isotopes: official
An official with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Sunday Iran has acquired the know-how to produce stable isotopes, a breakthrough after the country forged a deal with the West over its nuclear program.

Venezuela names new ambassador to Iran, announces fresh dynamism in relations
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro named Chief General Jesus Gonzalez as the country�s new ambassador to Iran on Saturday, while announcing the beginning of a new dynamic era in Caracas-Tehran bilateral relations. Maduro made